rondel

English

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Etymology

From Middle English roundel, from Old French rondel, a diminutive of ronde, the feminine of ront (circular), probably originally *redond, from Latin rotundus (like a wheel, circular, round), related to rota (wheel).

Noun

rondel (plural rondels)

  1. A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
  2. The verse form rondeau.
  3. A rondelle, (small) circular object.
  4. (historical) A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).
  5. (historical) A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.

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Old French

Noun

rondel m (oblique plural rondeaus or rondeax or rondiaus or rondiax or rondels, nominative singular rondeaus or rondeax or rondiaus or rondiax or rondels, nominative plural rondel)

  1. circular or round object
  2. rondel; type of poem

Descendants

  • English: rondel, rondeau (via French)
  • French: rondeau

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French rondelle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔn.dɛl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔndɛl
  • Syllabification: ron‧del

Noun

rondel m inan (diminutive rondelek)

  1. pan, saucepan
  2. (historical, architecture) barbican
    Synonym: barbakan

Declension

Further reading

  • rondel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rondel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Italian rondello or French rondel.

Noun

rondel n (plural rondeluri)

  1. rondel

Declension

Spanish

Noun

rondel m (plural rondeles)

  1. rondel (poem)

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